The Unknown - By John Barclay
first edition
1927 · London
by CHANEY SR., LON & JOHN BARCLAY
London: London Book Co, 1927. First Edition. Original movie tie-in photoplay novel for the classic Lon Chaney Senior horror film directed by Tod Browning and co-starring Joan Crawford. A rare book. The rear board is moisture stained with some of the red cloth color of the cloth having offset to the blank inside of the dust jacket, otherwise a good copy of a fragile book which is illustrated with photos from the film. The very good dust jacket is a very colorful and striking affair showing Joan Crawford in her role opposite Chaney as Alonzo the armless knife thrower on the front cover, and with another painting of a mysterious Chaney in his wide gypsy hat apparently trying to hush someone. (Inventory #: 15092J)